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Case studies of First 5 School Readiness Initiative: Promising programs and practices: A focus on early literacy
Gomby, Deanna, July 2005
Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.

An inquiry into the ways in which school readiness (SR) initiative programs promote early literacy among children, based on case studies of First 5 School Readiness Initiative programs from 10 sites across California

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Pathways to reading: The role of oral language in the transition to reading
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
Developmental Psychology, 41(2), 428-442

A study of the relationship between preschool oral language skills and reading performance in early elementary school, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

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Teacher qualifications, classroom practices, family characteristics, and preschool experience: Complex effects on first graders' vocabulary and early reading outcomes
Connor, Carol McDonald, 2005
Journal of School Psychology, 43(4), 343-375

A study of the association of teacher qualification and observed classroom practice as they relate to children’s vocabulary and early reading skills, based on an ecological model incorporating children’s language and word recognition skills prior to school entry, their home and preschool learning environments, and family socio-economic status

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Head Start: An outcome study on literacy and mathematical skills among Latino Head Start children
Mejia, Maribel A., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Alliant International University, Los Angeles

A study assessing the impact of a California Head Start program on Latino preschool children's literacy and mathematical skills development

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Analysis of state K-3 reading standards and assessments: Final report
United States. Department of Education. Policy and Program Studies Service, December 2005
Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Policy and Program Studies Service.

An examination of the extent to which state kindergarten through third grade (K-3) reading standards and assessments address five components essential to effective reading instruction (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension), based on an analysis of a stratified, random sample of states' reading standards and on the content of reading assessments in states with statewide assessments

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An assessment of students in a content-based English language development curriculum for an after-school program
Parks, Molly C., 2005
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of the Pacific, San Francisco

An evaluation of an after school program curriculum designed to improve students' English language development

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The relation of child care to cognitive and language development [Abridged]
NICHD Early Child Care Research Network, 2005
In Child care and child development: Results from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (pp. 318-336). New York: Guilford Press

An abridged reprint of a study of the relationship between cognitive and language development and quality, amount, and type of child care, based on data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care

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Launching literacy in after-school programs: Early lessons from the CORAL initiative
Arbreton, Amy, 2005
Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.

A study of the implementation and early child outcomes of the Communities Organizing Resources to Advance Learning (CORAL) initiative, an after school initiative in five California cities focusing on literacy achievement, based on child surveys and assessments, program observations, parent focus groups, and staff interviews

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Learning when school is not in session: A reading summer day-camp intervention to improve the achievement of exiting first-grade students who are economically disadvantaged
Schacter, John, 2005
Journal of Research in Reading, 28(2), 158-169

A longitudinal, randomized study of the effects at three and nine months post-intervention of a seven-week summer reading day camp on the reading achievement of low-income first grade children, based on direct child assessments

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School readiness profiles pilot study: Helping children in Ventura County succeed in school
Sareen, Harvinder, January, 2005
Los Angeles: UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities.

A pilot study to test an assessment of school readiness among a convenience sample of children, parents, and schools in the school districts of Ventura County, California

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Supporting family, friend and neighbor caregivers: Findings from a survey of state policies
Porter, Toni, 2005
New York: Bank Street College of Education, Institute for a Child Care Continuum. (No longer accessible as of August 16, 2012)

An examination of state regulatory policies for kith and kin child care providers receiving government subsidies

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What is pre-kindergarten?: Characteristics of public pre-kindergarten programs
Clifford, Richard M., 2005
Applied Developmental Science, 9(3), 126-143

A study of the demographics and staff and structural quality of publicly-funded prekindergarten programs across 6 states

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Time to revamp and expand: Early childhood teacher preparation programs in California's institutions of higher education
Whitebook, Marcy, 2005
University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment.

A survey of institutions of higher education that train adults to teach children under the age of five in California

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The reliability of the modified desired results developmental profile (MDRDP): Results from the 2004 kindergarten entry profiles (KEP)
First 5 California, September 26, 2005
Menlo Park, CA: SRI International.

An exploration of the reliability of the Modified Desired Results Developmental Profile (MDRDP), an instrument used by First 5 California to assess children's school readiness and academic competencies

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Pre-kindergarten in eleven states: NCEDL's Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and study of State-Wide Early Education Programs (SWEEP): Preliminary descriptive report
Early, Diane Marie, 2005
Chapel Hill, NC: National Center for Early Development & Learning.

An outline of key descriptive findings about the characteristics of prekindergarten children and their families, teachers and their classes, classroom quality, and academic assessments, from the Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and the Study of State-Wide Early Education Programs (SWEEP)

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Empirically-derived, person-oriented patterns of school readiness in typically-developing children: Description and prediction to first-grade achievement
Konold, Timothy R., 2005
Applied Developmental Science, 9(4), 174-187

A study using data from the NICHD Study of Early Child Care to examine the relation between young children's school readiness and variables including social skill, parent interactions, problem behavior, cognitive processes, and self regulation

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Can instructional and emotional support in the first-grade classroom make a difference for children at risk of school failure?
Hamre, Bridget, 2005
Child Development, 76(5), 949-967

An examination of ways children’s risk of school failure may be reduced by support from teachers, based on a national study of 910 children, ages 5-6, identified as at risk on the basis of demographic characteristics and their kindergarten teachers’ observations of behavioral, attention, academic, and/or social difficulties

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The economic impact of the child care industry in Riverside County
First 5 Riverside County, 2005
Riverside, CA: First 5 Riverside County Children and Families Commission.

A cost-benefit analysis of the child care industry in Riverside County, California

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The state of preschool: 2005 state preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2005
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An annual review of access, quality, and resources in state funded preschool programs for children aged 3 and 4, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, during the 2003-2004 program year

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